Balancing a personal budget is harder than it seems, Wyoming and Grandville high school students learned during a simulation.

Here are some creative ways to save up to $1,000 a month, even if you feel like you've already made all of the obvious cuts.

The government shutdown caused a panic among recipients, but the monthly budgeting issues go back 50 years and may get worse.

Living in a single-income household with a family of five is not easy, especially when expenses keep rising every year. For many Americans, making it work means getting creative, staying disciplined ...

At age 75, a wealthy retiree typically enjoys a lifestyle shaped by decades of financial planning, smart investments and disciplined savings. While retirement spending varies greatly based on ...

Right now, many people are spending 33.7% of their paycheck on housing, according to Attom, a company that tracks real estate analytics. For context, housing lenders want you to spend 28%. “When you ...

Most people would probably love to earn $400,000 a year, but those who make it often stop living like most people once the cash starts rolling in. However, one young entrepreneur is living proof that ...

They say that raising kids is expensive, but it’s even more so for single parents, and especially those who are sole caregivers of their kids. A California woman who preferred to go by “Laura” instead ...

People's budgets go through plenty of changes during their lives. For instance, people tend to cut down on travel and ...